Berenike BE98 1106 Linen weft-faced tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE98 1106
Inventory number
2680 I
Description
Textile amalgam sewn together with light-coloured plied yarn. Ribbed tabby (A) and coarse half basket weave (B)
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
250
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
coarse
Fabric structure
weft-faced tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | flax | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 4.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Reinforced selvedge on coarse flax textile
Selvedge type
reinforced
Other features
Reverse side visible with a coarse half-basket weave. Weft paired with Z spun yarns.
Sewing
Description
Sewn with stout S ply from 2 strands of Z spun wool. Textile 2 identical to Textile 1, Textile 3 same as Textile 7.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001